School: Lurga, Patrick's Well (roll number 10317)

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1. Story of a Wicked Giant that Saint Patrick Killed

   

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   Long ago there lived a giant in Carrig, and he used to be always murdering and hanging people. He was the scourge of the place. St. Patrick then came to Carrig. This night, St. Patrick came to a little house and knocked at the door. There were only two old people living in the little house, and they said to St. Patrick not to look down at Carrig rock, because there was a light there. If you saw the light you would die. St. Patrick said that there was no fear.

   The two old people were afraid to open the door. The old woman said to the old man. "It might be the holy man". So they opened the door. The St. Patrick told them his name and they treated him with great respect.

   In the morning St. Patrick went out and he met the giant and the giant ordered his men to throw this man in to the hounds and they would eat him. When the giant's men came up to feed the hounds they saw St. Patrick inside with the hounds and they were only licking him. Then the men flew up to the giant's castle, and told him that the man who was thrown in to the hounds last night, that they were only licking him.

   Then the giant come down to the hounds and brought St. Patrick out from them. The giant began pulling St. Patrick and the giant stiffened up and said. "Let me be free and I will never do it again". St. Patrick let him free, but

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
         1. saints
            1. Patrick (~489)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mary Neville

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilgobbin, Co. Limerick

   Informant

   Mrs Shanahan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilgobbin, Co. Limerick